Spring-tensioned egg tongs



Jan. 20, 1931. M. M. HALL 1,789,524

SPRING TENSIONED EGG TONGS Filed March 26. 1927 INVENTOR.

MATILDA M HALL A TTORNE Y.

- egg tongs.

' 1 raientee ilasjizo, v1931 a Ap ilicationwliled iMarch26,11927a-Srial1T0.178,700.

I invention relates "to tensioned- .The objectof myinvent'ion to providea spring that will separate the outer .or engag 'ngendsof the tongs.

, A iurther object of my. invention is to provide a concavedmemberon the outer end of each arm of the tongs .to receivexan egg 'A still further object clip-my inventionlis I '0 provide a simple and inexpensive means in the form of tongs I to handle-boiled eggs that are too warm for the finger to, contactfand.

' by said means the endfoiftheegg shell .may 1 "be removed and the contents extracted by ineans'of a spoon or thelike. II I These and other objects will hereinafter be more fully explained Referring to the drawings: a I

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the tongs, parts removed for-convenienceof illustration.

Fig. 2 is a transverse View-, I i

. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the tongs having an egg in the gripping elements;

The mechanism referred to consists of a" single piece of wire having aspiral spring 1, centrally positioned and consisting of a plus Q rality of coils, the endsof which tangen therefrom as at 2 ifunctioningj,

tially extend as arms and divergently 'positioned'fbut transversely other as shown in Fig. 2.

On the outerends of thearmsare rigidly attached concaved members 3 to conform approximately I I of an egg asillustrated in Fig. 3', 4: being the to the shape of the minor axis Veg s; v

" 5n the outer ends ofthe egg is adotted line 5 which is approxlmately a chosen place to sever the shell,' however the lineof severing may vary from I to the outer endof the "concave member at the discretion of, the participant. When said portion of .the' shell has been broken while in a heated condition;

ing' sideways while one finger of the through the coil.

Furthermore thecoil being ,so' made has scope of expanslon with assurance of retainingthe iIsameiwithin I the grip of the tongs. fTheconcavemem maybe disc like or other" shapes;

converginglrelative to each I I i members, a pair of w re memb u tour ofanegg',

1 n m ny WhEIeOfIflillX my signatnr near the .pOlI lt of the egg- Y away the contents may be easily removedf By'this arrangement eggs maybe handled a greater resiliency "and. I I at the outer'end.

,Inthfe drawings'I haveshown the endsof the arms centrally attached to the convex side of members 8,- this however, is not com- I---: v1

P 1 3 17 s they may be curvedjconforming a 5' to the peripheral shape of said members or I they may. be attached-near the] rear. edge}. I thereof, any of wliichwhensecurely attached WlllfllIlCtlOH tO the purpose" set forth. 3 I While the.mechanis1n.herein disclosed is describedto handle hoti eggs it is not conf fined to" thatalone,lbut may be adopted for. I handling baked potatoes, etc. Furthermore- I the mechanism is convenient for handling commodities having spherical or other'forms bers herein shownf arerectangular conjtour, this however,is-not compulsory asithef 9 *Neither do I confine thenumber of, coils-in the spring f 4 to be exactlyfas shown;

; Such other modificatlons maybe employed" i C as v lie within the scope of the appended/ i claim. I I I I Having thus describedmy,inventiom-what I claim as new and desire to securebyLet ters I l f ,Patent is: I I Ina pair of. egg'tongs, two concavo-convex go with the ends of a "coil spring, said wire; members supporting the 7 said c oncavo-con ve'X members at ajmidfpoint of each,-th e said I concav'o-jco'nve'x members" formed to th'e"con'-' the ends ofeach beingc'utjto" allow the opening of an egg when held there' 

